Troye Sivan at Sony Centre
November 1, 2018
Photos by Katrina Lat When I saw Troye Sivan two years ago at Rebel, I was easily the oldest person there and witnessed something I had not previously seen; when Sivan hit the stage, virtually…
Gorillaz with The Internet at Scotiabank Arena
October 24, 2018
Photos by Roger Cullman One of the worst gigs I’ve even been to was 16 years ago. My first visit to the Docks coincided with Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz first visit to the city. The venue…
Blood Orange at the Danforth Music Hall
October 18, 2018
Dev Hynes brought his Blood Orange project to the Danforth Music Hall last night for the first of two sold out shows. Touring behind his recently released excellent fourth album Negro Swan, there were six…
The Feile Festival, or how it was affectionately known, the Trip to Tipp, was an annual musical happening that happened in Ireland from 1990 – 1997. From 1990 -1994, the festival was held at Semple…
Simple Minds at Sony Centre
October 12, 2018
Simple Minds were never a band I was huge into. I did like and have their 80s albums, but the band ceased to exist after 1989’s Street Fighting Years, for no good reason or even…
The Charlatans at the Danforth Music Hall
October 11, 2018
Photos by Roger Cullman After a 12 year wait, Manchester band the Charlatans returned to Toronto for a sold out Danforth Music Hall. Approaching 30 years in the business, the Charlatans have consistently been putting…
The Horrors at the Horseshoe Tavern
July 22, 2018
British four-piece The Horrors have consistently been releasing great albums from their inception up to last year’s criminally underrated V. Their first visit to Toronto for their debut album Strange House was one of my…
Australian psych-rock outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard had a very busy and prolific 2017, releasing 5 albums over the year’s 12 months. They finally got around to touring the platters in 2018 bringing…
Cigarettes After Sex at Danforth Music Hall
May 19, 2018
Aside from a snippet of one song, I have been oblivious to Texas group Cigarettes After Sex on their rise to fame. They returned to Toronto last night for a sold out Danforth Music Hall….